Mr. Lawrence W. Lazarus, MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
264 El Duane Ct Santa Fe NM, 87501About
Dr. Lawerence Lazarus is a psychiatrist practicing in Santa Fe, NM. Dr. Lazarus is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Lazarus diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Lazarus may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Lazarus treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Drexel Medical College MD 1967
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Mr. Lawrence W. Lazarus, MD's Expert Contributions
Privacy and confidentiality with caregivers
If he has early onset of alzheimer's disease he may be able to give you permision to talk with the psychiatrist to obtain advice about your caregiving role.You may also want to obtain verbal or written permission from an involved,close family member.If you obtain permission ,encourage that person or persons to communicate that permission to the psychiatrist so he or she knows that permission has been granted and that the psychiatrist can share advice with you. Best of luck. Dr.L READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A program for the elderly at a private psychiatric hospital.
- Treatment of the elderly in the private psychiatric hospital.
- Comparison of the standard and structured interview guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in depressed geriatric inpatients.
- Efficacy and side effects of methylphenidate for poststroke depression.
- Psychotherapy with elderly depressed patients.
- Validation of a Depression Screening Measure for Stroke Inpatients.
- Assessment and management of dementia in the nursing home.
- Self psychology--its application to brief psychotherapy with the elderly.
- Methylphenidate in treating poststroke depression.
- Efficacy of phenelzine in geriatric depression.
- Frequency and presentation of depressive symptoms in patients with primary degenerative dementia.
- Use of the dexamethasone suppression test with depressed and demented elderly.
- Home evaluation of psychiatrically impaired elderly: process and outcome.
- Psychosocial intervention with the age.
- Reminiscence group therapy with psychotic geriatric inpatients.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry Rush Medical College 1977 - 2000
Awards
- Psychiatry Prize 1967 Hahnemann Medical College
- Fellow 1984 American Psychiatric Association
- Life Fellow 2001 American Psychiatric Association
Professional Memberships
- International Psychogeriatric Association and the American Geriatric Society
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Educational programs at Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychological Association, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Articles and Publications
- Published 2 books
What do you attribute your success to?
- Learning from patients and important mentors
Hobbies / Sports
- Tennis, Hiking
Areas of research
Major mental health problems of the elderly.
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